Question

What is meant by welfare state?
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Answer 1

Explanation:

welfare state

noun

a system organized by a government to provide free services and money for people who have no job, who are ill, etc.; a country that has this system

ज़रूरतमंद लोगों की सहायता के लिए शासन द्वारा प्रवर्तित व्‍यवस्‍था, कल्‍याण-व्‍यवस्‍था; कल्‍याणकारी राज्‍य

Answer 2

Explanation:

a system whereby the state undertakes to protect the health and well-being of its citizens, especially those in financial or social need, by means of grants, pensions, and other benefits. The foundations for the modern welfare state in the UK were laid by the Beveridge Report of 1942; proposals such as the establishment of a National Health Service and the National Insurance Scheme were implemented by the Labour administration in 1948.